People walk on
the foot of the Mount Kangrinboqe in Burang county of Ngari prefecture,
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, June 24, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese entrepreneurs are committed to sharing their
solutions for the protection of the environment of Tibet, considered the be
part of the earth's "third pole", according to Li Xikui,
secretary-general of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign
Countries, or CPAFFC.
Li, who spoke during a side event of the ongoing United
Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA, said Chinese enterprises play an
irreplaceable role in the sustainable development of Tibet's ecology.
Hailed as the "roof of the world", the
"water tower of Asia", Tibet has ice fields contain the largest
reserve of fresh water outside the polar regions. It is the source of the 10
major river systems that provide irrigation, power and drinking water for over
1.3 billion people in Asia, nearly 20 percent of the world's population,
according to thirdpole.net.
It's also a natural habitat for rare animals like the
wild yak, Przewalski's gazelle, snow leopard and a gene pool of plateau life.
However, climate change has become a major concern in the
third pole, according to the International Centre for Integrated Mountain
Development.
The rate of warming in the region is significantly higher
than the global average, with increased rate at higher altitude, suggesting a
greater vulnerability of the environment to climate change. This trend is
expected to continue.
Li said the Chinese government has always paid close
attention to the ecological protection in Tibet.
"Today, there are more than 20 entrepreneurs from
China who are involved in the World's Third Pole Environmental Protection
issue, establishing an ecological civilization concept that respects, conforms
to and protects nature," he said.
Li said the entrepreneurs have overcome many challenges
and spent time, energy and financial resources to repeatedly explore the
possibilities.
"They are more than willing to contribute and share
innovative methods and results to the world. They have set up entrepreneurial
role models with their own actions and led more to Chinese entrepreneurs to
actively participate in the ecological environmental protection," he said.
Tibet Langsai Industrial Co Ltd is one of the Chinese
companies that have committed to protecting the third pole environment.
Suo Lang, the company chairman, said his company has
always put environmental protection as the priority to strictly implement the
government's related requirements.
"To realize a health and sustainable development, we
promote ecological cycles, low carbon manufacturing, and clean
production," Suo said.
He noted that his staff members have been participating
in the March 12 tree-planting activities in Tibet.
He said the people living in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
will continuously shoulder the responsibility to protect the ecological
environment of the high plateau and will play an active role in environmental
protection activities.
"We are dedicated to protecting plants, mountains
and waters for the benefit of all mankind. I believe through joint efforts, we
will make the sky brighter, the water cleaner and the mountains greener for the
world's third pole," he said.